The Readers’ Guide
What’s in Issue 926
| Novels |
When Patty shows Tom James the islands in the river, Tom loses his way in a labyinthine cave. What will Tom retain besides his wages from his summer at Horseshoe Farm? David Rogers, Seeing Buffalo, conclusion Drina explains to Dan what the differences are between the various Tribes of the Night and how Dan has special qualities. John Rossi, The Adventures of Dead Dan: The Old Religion, part 3 |
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| Short Stories |
A supernatural being finishes out a career of bringing fame and fortune to “random losers,” including apiring artists. How could anyone say “no”? The last case, Bernardo, does decline, and for good reason:
Franco Amati, Bernardo Draws Manhattan. New contributor Luis López Nieves imagines what life might be like for the images looking out from the paintings enshrined in the Louvre, among them notably Lisa Gherardini, part 1; conclusion — tr. Michael Wooff New contributor John Stephens shows how a house might welcome back a previous tenant whose memories lead him to feel he is Going Home Again. |
| Flash Fiction |
Many webzines are not as eclectic as Bewildering Stories and may have some surprising — indeed, bewildering — desiderata for their submissions: David Barber, Guidelines for Earth Writers. |
| Short Poetry |
Stephen Ellams, Night Falls |
Departments
| Welcome | Bewildering Stories welcomes Luis López Nieves and John Stephens. |
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| Challenge | Challenge 926 finds a path coming Back Around. |
| The Art Gallery |
Richard Ong, Twilight Woods A randomly rotating selection of Bewildering Stories’ art NASA: Picture of the Day Sky and Telescope, This Week’s Sky at a Glance |
Randomly selected Bewildering motto:
Randomly selected classic rejection notice:
Bewildering Stories’ official mottoes:
“Poems are not made with ideas; they are made with words.” — Stéphane Mallarmé
Ars longa, vita brevis. Rough translation: “Proofreading never ends.”
To Bewildering Stories’ schedule: In Times to Come
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